挂电话

掛電話

guàdiànhuà

phrase

Meanings

1 to hang up the phone
2 to end a call

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

还没说完他就挂电话了。

Hái méi shuō wán tā jiù guàdiànhuà le.

He hung up before I'd finished speaking.

HSK 3

我先挂电话了，等会儿聊。

Wǒ xiān guàdiànhuà le, děng huìr liáo.

I'll hang up for now, talk later.

Tips

usage

挂 means 'to hang' - originally from placing the receiver back on a wall-mounted hook. Opposite: 接电话 (to pick up). Note that 挂了 alone often means 'died' in slang - context distinguishes.

Stroke Order

挂 guà

电 diàn

话 huà